The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation will use a $164,792 project grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development program (CFDA 15.032) to continue and expand an Umatilla language immersion preschool program and develop curriculum and teaching materials. The program aims to revitalize the critically endangered Umatilla language, of which only three fluent speakers remain. Services include a four-hour preschool with 50%...
The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Low Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians (CTCLUSI) received a $322,300 project grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development program (CFDA 15.032) to revitalize their three tribal languages - Miluk, Hanis, and Shayuushtha U Quuiich Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw - between June 2022 and December 2023. The funding will support oral tradition protocol development, digital transcription of language materials...
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under the Indian Economic Development program (CFDA 15.032) to the Hoopa Valley Tribe to develop family-based Hupa language activities, create a website to archive language materials, support Hupa language teacher training and credentialing, and establish a Hupa language immersion program for children ages 18 months to 5 years. The project aims to create a new generation of Hupa language speakers and...
The Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians was awarded a $118,580 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032). The grant will support the Tribe's efforts to revitalize and preserve the Takelma language through June 2023. Key deliverables include continuing community-based language lessons on the reservation, outreach at tribal events, and developing contemporary...
The Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy Reservation received a $360,200 project grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032) to establish a long-term Ojibwe and Neiyo language immersion initiative. The funding will support the Tribe's efforts to help curb the rapid loss of these languages, as original Ojibwe speakers have dwindled to zero and the languages are in a heightened state of peril....
The Klamath Tribes received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) to support youth engagement efforts and address gaps in services for tribal youth. The funding will be used to implement a Tribal Youth Program that focuses on preventing school dropout, substance abuse, and delinquent behavior among tribal youth. Key program components include: Hiring a half-time Program Coordinator to support...
The Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska was awarded a $400,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032) to conduct the "Koo At Latouwx Has Naxsatee, Let Them Be Teachers" project from June 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. The primary goal of the project is to increase the Tlingit language proficiency of 10 Tlingit language teachers through 116 total...
The Klamath Tribes received a $472,893 block grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Self Governance under the Tribal Self-Governance federal grant program (CFDA 15.022). The award provides funding from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023 to support the Tribes' administration of a wide range of programs with flexibility to meet self-determined priorities. As the sub-awardee, the Klamath Tribes will leverage the funds in Oregon City, Oregon to...
This federal Project Grant award of $431,144.91 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (CFDA 10.567). The funding enables The Klamath Tribes, a federally recognized tribal government in Chiloquin, Oregon, to operate a local food distribution program and deliver nutrition education services to income-eligible Native American households living on or near the reservation. Through this two-year award,...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under the Indian Economic Development program (CFDA 15.032) to the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate, a federally recognized Native American tribe in South Dakota. The grant will fund a 3-year community immersion project with the following key objectives: Provide 600 in-person, virtual, and pre-recorded immersion opportunities using the dual language model for community learning through Dakota language classes,...